[2nd_Amendment_Defender]

What states do you have to have a license to have a gun? I know in New York state you have to have a license to get a handgun. I don't think you can legally own any handgun in New York City.

[El Gato]

What states do you have to have a license to have a gun?

You can check on a state by state basis at the NRA-ILA. This includes separate entries for NEW YORK CITY (Get A Rope!) and Washington City.

[Cobra64]

In New York State. Every one of your handguns are to be registered with the New York State Government (caps for obvious reasions). I live in a part of New York where there is no traffic, we are surrounded by three state parks and Girl Scout and Boy Scout camps are within a mile from our five acre landscape. I met the local sheriff when we were building our new home on five acres in a private community, mountain. I mentioned that I had a .357 Colt Python, a 9mm Browning and an another assorted toys which I had accumulated when we lived in Colorado.

The sheriff's response was that I should not be sharing this "conversation" with him; since he could have arrested me and could have been put in jail!

Well, ladies and gents, Karen and I are transitioning down to NC, along with the means to enjoy outdoor life on a pristine 6,500 acre lake with 150 miles of shore-line. From the 2nd Amendment perspective, NC is a good place to live.

BTW, NY is a deer hunter's paradise. We have a heard in our back yard. The expression, "turkey=shoot" is a joke. Within a few seconds, I'd have over a thousand pounds of halted steaming venison.

Cheers to all on FReepublic.

Regards, Mark

[Cobra64]

In NY, if a cop finds a HANDGUN in your HOME, you are liable for time in jail. My new neighbor (I was transitioning from CO to NY) is a police chief. When we were yapping about hardware, he told me this. He told me that,"I never heard that you have a dozen pistols transitioning from CO to NY, un-registered. This is why, 15 years later, my wife of +30 years and I are moving to LAke James, North Caroline. BTW, any of you good Conservative/Republicans, y'all should consider LAke James. It is very pristine. Only about a hundred homes on the Lake right now. Do your homework about the lake.

Cheers.

[Brasky]

I live in Illinios. State law requires a Firearms Owners IDentifcation Card. To purchase any type of weapon and ammo. Ray Ray and his buddies on 63rd and Stony Island selling cheap guns out of his trunk always check to see if you have a FOID card. /sarcasm. To obtain a FOID card one must pass a IL state police background check. Registration leads only to confsication.
FMCDH- Brasky